Saudi Airstrikes in Northern Yemen Result in 14 Deaths and 15 Injuries
Xinhua News Agency, Kuwait City, October 28 (Reporter Yin Zha, Hu Haodong) According to a report from the Houthi-controlled Masirah TV on the 28th, a market and a gas station in the northern Yemeni province of Al-Jawf were hit by Saudi airstrikes, resulting in 14 deaths and 15 injuries.
The report stated that a public market in the provincial capital of Al-Hazm was subjected to multiple airstrikes, and another airstrike targeted a nearby gas station, with casualties reported in both locations. The casualties include women and children, and the death toll may rise further.
The Saudi side has not yet responded to this.
Recently, the intensity of mutual attacks between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi forces has increased. The Saudi-led coalition has intensified airstrikes on areas controlled by the Houthi forces in Yemen, while the Houthis have launched ballistic missile and drone attacks on airports, military facilities, and oil infrastructure within Saudi territory.
Meanwhile, the Houthis and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have once again engaged in ground firefights, mainly concentrated in the areas around the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in southwestern Yemen.
Saudi Arabian airstrikes targeted a market and a gas station in Hazm, Jawf Governorate, on October 28, 2023, resulting in 14 deaths and 15 injuries. The attacks involved multiple strikes on the public market and nearby gas station, with casualties including women and children. This incident reflects an escalation in hostilities between Saudi forces and Houthi militants.
- Saudi airstrikes hit a market and gas station in Jawf Governorate, Yemen.
- 14 people were killed and 15 injured in the attacks.
- The strikes included multiple attacks on a public market and a gas station.
- Casualties included women and children, with potential for increased death toll.
- Recent escalation in hostilities between Saudi forces and Houthi militants.